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I thought the religion followed in CAS was a mixture of Rugby, swimming and cadets????

I too, have long heard rumours of St Pats joining the CAS. I think they were very strong in the 80s/90s. I am not too certain of what politics is thwarting that though. However I think that these days St Pats would probably be quite happy fitting into the ISA - which is a far stronger and better...

Joubert reffed in the tri-nations right? He sin binned Giteau for a bit of a cynical try saving action (and no warnings etc)...how many AB's were sin binned for similar try saving actions?? Not many in my recollection. Giteau deserved to be sin binned, but a bit of consistency would be nice...

A good win, but a few observations. a) The AB's made lots of breaks through the Wallaby centres but didn't punish as they can and perhaps should have. b) Not sure of the final penalty count, but do the AB's have a defensive pattern based on giving away penalties? c) The Wallabies looked...

Perhaps the competition being at Easts/ Woollahra may explain the high costs. The funds must being put into some sort of insurance or compensation fund to cater for the expected injuries due to the state of the ground......

"has newington brought in any new scolars for 2011 rugby season ? " I imagine that if they had "brought in any scolars" it must be for the Newington league side, of which the existence is doubtful. As for the Rugby side, we all know that Rugby players are gentlemen and scholars, and they...

It beggars disbelief that the SMH's nominal "Chief Rugby Correspondent" disappeared and didn't even bother covering or being around for the final few weeks of the Sydney Club Rugby season: there may be valid reasons, but to me it is despairingly contemptuous of the target audience for which he...

Yet again there has been a criminal lack of coverage, but there is the Golden Oldies Competition in Sydney. The link is below but it should be fun. What Rugby is all about - the 3rd half! I imagine the drinking season has also started for it as well. http://www.goldenoldiesrugby.com/

It seems that some of the main commentary about the games was the state of the fields and also the "amateurish" appearance it had on the TC coverage, especially relative to the NRL and AFL games. I thought yesterday's game was better viewing than the Randwick/ Eastwood game despite it not being...

There are some better schoolboy ovals than what was on display today. A bad oval and a raft of bad injuries...not entirely uncorrelated. I thought the state unions only tried to stuff up the ARU with their inter se politics. Now they have moved on by playing games on goat tracks!

The friday before the major semis, and apart from incomplete team lists...no reserves, unlike the lists fr the League U/20 and suburban Ryde cup no Rugby in the paper. And it is not as though their sports section is one or two pages.

The realisation is a bit slow, but what should be good news for all Rugby in Australia, is that the Sydney Bledisloe was the last time Ch7 covered Rugby. No more disdainful and half-hearted coverage. Channel 10 does the forthcoming NH tour and then it is off to Channel 9 for next year's...

The articles weren't there last night.....I probably should allow the journos some time off I suppose (and I would add some emoticom here if I knew how to do it). Though at the time the paper could give updates on the NRL, but not the Union. I may have been complaining too much...I blame old...

Does any one know why Matt To'omua wasn't replaced, as he looked as if he was struggling with injury....and Berrick Barnes was having a blinder.

Hmmm...just checked the SMH website. No news about the Shute shield game, but League gets a sh.it load of coverage. Enough said. (And I won't get into some of their ridiculous articles they had today...comparing transport, specifically the appropriateness of bikes as a valid transport, between...

"I think Spiro Zavos is the best sports journalist by a country mile. "...granted, but the Rugby coverage from the SMH is still dire despite of his weekly efforts. (And these days he is much more visible at "The Roar"). It was once not like that, yet the paper still extends a claim that it...

From today, what used to be considered a decent, informative and useful coverage of Rugby Union in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) can be deemed dead. The patient has been taken off life support, the corpse is being prepared for burial. The parrot is dead. I remember the halcyon days of the...

I am not certain of the ratings for the Saturday Shute shield, but i have found that on the games I have watched, and based on friend's comments, that it is a most enjoyable product. For those who know rugby, the rugby has been good, and for those who don't the attitude and spirit of the...

The team also appears to include a few who were injured earlier this year or went missing in some of the previous rep games, alowing them to have a go. Though I am not sure what the driving force of the President's XV is: I don't think it can be as a final selection criteria for the touring...

Yes, a poor attempt at humour on my part - a late night struggling with soon to be expiring swaption valuations. My understanding is that the games will be held at the school grounds (see below: from the school's website) - Warrawee. Hopefully the rain isn't that bad though...more for the...